degunkify

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verb

To remove a blockage of dirt or grime from.

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Meanings

verbdegunkify (third-person singular simple present degunkifies, present participle degunkifying, simple past and past participle degunkified)

present singular third person degunkifies · participle present degunkifying · participle past degunkified · past degunkified

  1. humorousslangTo remove a blockage of dirt or grime from.

    Even though I spent half the night in the shower to degunkify.

    2009, Jenny Jones, So Not Happening, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 112
    2 more examples

    An aluminum window screen (nonrusting) placed at the bottom of your paint sink makes it easy to degunkify your sink.

    2007, Chuck Gloman, Rob Napoli, Scenic Design and Lighting Techniques: A Basic Guide for Theatre, Focal Press, →ISBN, page 291

    If your mouse pointer jumps around on-screen or doesn't move at all, your mouse is probably clogged with desktop gunk. Follow these steps to degunkify it: […]

    2009, Andy Rathbone, Windows 7 For Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 244

Origin

From de- + gunk + -ify.

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APA

degunkify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degunkify

MLA

“degunkify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degunkify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “degunkify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degunkify.

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